private equity firms

“Investments in the PE secondary market generated an average gain of 20.6% at the private foundations observed in the report. This was the highest return of any alternative asset class.”

“If you have the trajectory move up in your secondary portfolios, you'll get a bump in the year that's happening. You'll see strong one-year IRR performance.”

“"The leagues *want* private equity involvement. It's not an invasive gold rush that they'll soon tire of suffering through."”

“"Their prized assets are suddenly very liquid, after decades of relative illiquidity. And that increased liquidity has beget rising valuations. Private equity enables owners to sell just a sliver while maintaining control (and bragging rights)."”

“PitchBook tallied "35 businesses in the dental sector that have been held for seven or more years, and 29 businesses in each of the mental health and musculoskeletal services sectors."”